SFUVET’s expertise at the VET Partner Conference
The VET Partner Conference, a component of the tripartite TBBK vocational education and training conference, took place on 26 March this year and focussed on “Attracting professionals – The importance of training”. The annual conferences discuss current challenges concerning vocational education and training. This year, researchers from the SFUVET presented their insights concerning the development of vocational education and training plans and maintaining quality.
The Swiss economy is founded on well trained professionals and management at all levels. At the same time, individuals also need to have opportunities for continued professional development, i.e. lifelong learning, throughout their career, so that they can maintain and improve their competitiveness in the labour market. Education policies play an important role in the supply of skilled labour. The VET partners have established positive framework conditions and incentives for people to acquire sound vocational qualifications, and to have opportunities for ongoing vocational education and training and the acquisition of higher qualifications. In their introductory presentations, the SFUVET researchers outlined a historic classification and described current challenges for vocational education and training.
SFUVET introductory presentations on development and quality in vocational education and training
The 2024 Affiliated Partner Conference focussed on 'Attracting professionals – The importance of training' and included four workshops on the topics of:
- Training pathways,
- Quality of vocational training – avoiding losing apprenticeship contracts,
- Secondary II certificate – 95% goal,
- Qualification opportunities for adults with no vocational training qualifications.
The talk by Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Bonoli on 'The Development of Vocational Education and Training in Switzerland: balancing national and cantonal provision' (in German) contributed to the historical classification, focussing on training pathways.
Prof. Dr. Nadia Lamamra and Dr. Matilde Wenger presented a talk entitled 'What you’ve always wanted to know about the quality of vocational training...' (in German), which covered definitions and challenges for healthcare practice, with an emphasis on avoiding gaps in training and maintaining/improving the quality of vocational education and training.
Presentations (in German and French)
Researcher of SFUVET
The Network partner conference 2024 (Tripartite Berufsbildungskonferenz) serves as a hub linking the various committees at operative level and the national conferences at the political level. Through the VET partners, it guides vocational training policy at a strategic level and contributes to the ongoing development of education policies.